Full name | Michael Grenfell Davies |
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Country (sports) | Great Britain |
Residence | Sarasota, Florida |
Born | Swansea, Wales | 9 January 1936
Died | 2 November 2015 Sarasota, Florida | (aged 79)
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 1960 (amateur tour from 1953) |
Retired | 1969 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Int. Tennis HoF | 2012 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career record | 302-199 (60.2%) [1] |
Career titles | 34 [1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1954, 1957) |
French Open | 3R (1956, 1957) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1954) |
US Open | 2R (1957, 1958) |
Professional majors | |
US Pro | QF (1966, 1967) |
Wembley Pro | SF (1966) |
French Pro | QF (1962, 1966, 1967) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1957) |
Wimbledon | F (1960) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (1954) |
Michael Grenfell "Mike" Davies (9 January 1936 – 2 November 2015) was a Welsh professional tennis player, entrepreneur and administrator. He had a 60-year career in the tennis business, first as an amateur and professional tennis player, including a period as the number one ranked player in Great Britain and a member of the British Davis Cup team, then as an entrepreneur and one of the pioneers of the professional game.